Hair-dressing appliance.



w. J. MOORE. HAIR DRESSING APPLIANCE. APPLICATION PILBD JUNE 16, 1908. 930, 73, Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

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Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hairdressing appliance embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 a-bottom plan view thereof; and Fig.

3 a cross section on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2

The object of my invention is to provide a hair-dressing appliance adapted especially for dressing long hair, such as ladies .hair, which will greatly'reduce the labor and time required to comb the hair,-and;to this end my invention consists in the hair-dressing appliance construct ed substantially as hereinafter specified and claimed.

Generally described, a hair-dressing appliance embodying my invention comprises a series of combs which may be of ordinary construction, so arranged that one comb after another-passes through thehair, and the teeth of the successive combs being so dis-, posed that the strands of hair formed or separated by the teeth of one comb will be en gaged and subdivided by the following comb, and ."n "what I now conceive to be the'best embodiment of my invention, the teeth of the following comb are made finer, this ar and fine, it is certain thatthere will be teeth' in therespective combs that are not in line with each other in the direction of movement of the combs through theha'ir, but there will be teeth of the fine toothed comb in line with the spaces between the teeth of the coarse toothed comb, so that the desired breaking up or dividing of the strands of hair will be accomplished. Actual use of an appliance constructedin accordance with my mvention shows" that a suit ofladys hair may be combed free of tangles with from two to. four strokes of the appliance, whereas with an or' dinary toilet comb 'tothe same extent reuires-ten to twelve strokes, and not only s t is a matter of saving.ti1ne',lbut obviously it is a most important saving of effort or 1am,

Moreover, when the hair has been combed a a Y Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed {1111618, 1908. semi no. names.

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with my appliance, subsequent brushing will be found unnecessary. 7

A very desirable embodiment of my inyention is that illustrated in the drawing, wherein there are three combs 10 that are removably attached to a back or holder consisting of a'handle 1,1, and three parallel tan s or fingers. 12, one for each comb. Each 0 the tangs or fingers is grooved or slotted lon itudlnally from end to end with the side we s of the groove or slot converging toward the i open side of the slot, and the back of the comb is correspondingly shaped, so that there is a dove-tail connection betwcen'the comband its holding tang or finger, the

comb being inserted and removed by a longitudinal movement, and preferably having. a, length sufiicient for the projectionof its end beyond the outer endof the tang or finger, so as to afiord a convenient portion either for the application of the fingers or of some suitable hook for sliding the comb out of its tan or finger Preferably the side Walls of t e tang or finger are elastic or springy, so that they yieldmgly press against t e contiguous sides of the comb to prevent its being accidentally displaced, and a the close contact of the ed 3 of the side walls against the comb whic is thus obtained, precludes the presence of any crevices for the accumulation ofdust. The tangs or fingers are joined at their outer end as by means of a cross bar or plate 13 which is riveted to them, so as to st1fien and support them, but of course this expedient need not be resorted to unless desired, and it is to be understood that as far as the structure of the holder or-handle is concerned, I do not restrict m self to any particular form or style of ho der. That which I illustrate in the drawings is desirable because it permits the combs to be removed when necessary for cleaning, or replacement in the event of the breakage of teeth, and it is a form which lends itself admirably to decoration or ornamentation. A hole 20 may be provided in .theend of the comb to facilitate its removal, as by means of a suitable hookfonn tool. y

. With the arran 'ement of three combs, as illustrated in the rawings, the middle comb has fine teeth, while-both the outer combs have coarse teeth, and this arrangement is employed so that in whichever hand'the ap pliance be held, and in whichever direction it: may be moved, there will be coarse teeth first comb be well separated from the points of the,

adjacent comb, and preferably larrange'the combs so that they will be parallel with each other, but of course this is not strictly necessary, providingthe points of the teeth of one comb are sufficiently separated from those of another to enable the independent access to and action of the teeth of one comb upon the hair independent of the teeth of an adjacent comb.

may be made longer than the others so that its outer end will project beyond the other two, to enable it to be readily grasped by the fingers to withdraw it, the outer end of the comb being enlarged or shouldered at 10, as shown in Fig. 2 to afford a good grip.

y first removing the middle comb, abundant space will be provided for grasping the ends of the remaining combs so that they may be withdrawn by the fingers. This of course will make unnecessary the use of a hook for the withdrawal of the combs.

My hair-dressingappliance will be found very useful in facilitating the drying of the hair after it has been washed, for, as will be evident, by the action of the series of combs, the strands of hair will be well separated and separated at a number of points so as to advantageously expose themoist hair to the air.

It is to be understood that I do not restrict myself to any particular number of combs.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A'hair-dressing appliance comprising a plurality of combs arranged to act one after the other, the teeth of the several combs at their free ends being separated in the direc- 'tion in which the combs are moved through the hair, the. teeth of one comb being op oa site the spaces between the teeth of anot er comb, and the teeth of one comb being finer' tion in which the combs are moved through the hair, the teeth of one comb being oppo- I site the spaces between the teeth of anot As illustrated in Fig. 2, the inner-comb comb, and the free ends of the teeth'of the different combs being in substantially the same lane.

3. plurality of combs arranged to act one after the other, the teeth of the several combs at their free ends being separated in the direction in which the combs are moved through the hair, the teeth of one comb being opposite the spaces between the teeth of another comb, and a holder with which the combs are removably connected.

4. A hair-dressing appliance comprising a plurality of combs arranged to act one after the other, the teeth of the several combs at their free ends being separated in the direction'in which the combs are moved through the hair, the teeth of one comb being op 0- site the spaces between the teeth of another comb, two of the combs having coarse teeth, and one having fine teeth and located .between the coarse toothed combs.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing have hereunto set my hand.

WILLIAM J. MOORE. \Vitnesses:

CLYDE B. WEIKER'I,

Grms. J. WILLIAMSON. 

